ABUJA – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced a scheduled restringing project on the Benin–Ajaokuta 330kV transmission line, resulting in temporary but extended power interruptions for several communities in Edo State.
In a public notice released by its Benin Region office, the TCN stated that the maintenance work at the Ihovbor Power Plant Turn-In/Turn-Out substation began on Friday, February 27, and will run daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. until Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
According to Ndidi Mbah, General Manager of Public Affairs, the upgrade is critical for maintaining the transmission line, which crosses major highways along the Benin–Ajaokuta corridor. Road safety agencies have been deployed to manage traffic and ensure public safety during the construction period.
As a direct result of the shutdown, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) will be unable to supply power for up to ten hours daily to areas including the University of Benin (UNIBEN) environs, Oluku, Egba, and Ihovbor. Supply will be restored each evening at 6:00 p.m., allowing BEDC to distribute power from 6:00 p.m. until the following morning at 8:00 a.m.
The TCN apologized for the inconvenience and assured affected customers that full bulk power supply would resume immediately upon the project’s completion.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
